[Thom]

Can I recover from rookie mistake. After 10 months of allowing mead to ferment and rack, the mead is cloudy, the last 3 months I kept it on clothes dryer, so I think the vibrations stirred it up. Last night we bottled. Wondering if I need to unbottle and reallow to clear or filter or how to recover. Thanks

[erockrph]

Just store the bottles upright and still for a while. It will settle out in the bottle. Just be sure to pour gently and leave the lees behind when you serve.

[joe_meadmaker]

+1 to the comment from erockrph.  Un-bottling is a huge pain.  I've done it.

You'll also find that if you put a bottle in the refrigerator, the sediment will drop out much more quickly and completely.  At this point I've stopped using fining agents, and just refrigerate a keg for several months before bottling.  And that's not meant as a bash against fining agents.  I used DualFine (previously Super Kleer) for many batches with great results.  But since I started kegging, the refrigeration method just works better for me.